Round 11: Tossup 14

Britain planned to invade this country with Plan R 4 and laid mines in its waters as part of Operation Wilfred. A series of Allied-led operations aimed to sabotage the heavy water production taking (10[1])place in this country at Vemork (10[1]-5[1])(“VAY-mork”). Iron ore transported through this country’s port of Narvik became tactically significant during World War Two. Under Nazi occupation, (-5[1])this country was led by a politician whose name (10[1])has since become a byword for “collaborator.” Vidkun Quisling led this country after its King Haakon VII (“HAW-kohn the seventh”) went into exile when the Nazis invaded shortly after occupying Denmark in 1940. For 10 points, what country is governed from Oslo? ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Norway [or Norge]
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Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Neg %Avg. Buzz
Southern CaliforniaMain7100%0%41.00
Eastern Canada (2)Main9100%11%52.33
Great LakesMain12100%8%36.08
Lower Mid-AtlanticMain6100%0%44.33
Upper Mid-AtlanticMain12100%8%55.75
MidwestMain9100%22%55.44
NortheastMain12100%0%41.58
PacificMain9100%11%49.33
SoutheastMain12100%8%48.17
Upstate NYMain5100%20%46.80
UK (North)UK5100%40%70.60
UK (South)UK8100%13%46.63